Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-30
DEAD CONvICr,s HOARD.
Why the TichbOrne Claimant Adyer
fised for Geo. MacdOnnell:s Heirs.

From the New York World
This advertisement appeared in the personal,
column OF the World yesterday:
OELATIyES OF GEORGE MCDONNELL who
II died recently in the Pentonville Prison in Lon
ton, England VIII learn something to their great ad-
SsntaGe by COMMUNICATING Immediately with Sir Roger
Tlchborne. 60 4th avenue
reporter who went to that address found the
amous claimant TO the Tichborne baronetey and
the rich TichbOrne and Doughty estate and his
pretty, vivaCious WIFE, who is wen known in Enc.
Land as music hall singer and dancer under the
name OF Nellie RoSamond. The claimant told this
story:
prison, in England, for asserting that was sir
roger T1chborne, and denying that was Arthur
Orton.who, by The way, died in an insane asylum
IN australia while 1 was IN prison. got ac-
quaiDted with George Macdonald, the great Bank
OF England forger. He had been in the carpenter
Shop but for trying TO escape was put in the bake
shop. mcdonnell knew that / had means Of
communicating with my friends outside. and
|aated me 10 assist him to escape He told me
that While living In New York he had hidden away
10000 In Bank OF England notes. The bills, he
said mad been placed in an earthen jar, and after
Oelg coNerel Win an oiskin, was carefully sealed
with wine merchants wax The lar was secreted
IN the house he rented and occupied for only
snort Time under an assumed name and its posi-
ton was such as TO prevent discovery unless the
Duiiuing was torn down. He used good
deal OF ingenuity in hiding the money, and
gave me every detail so that 1t could be found.
lie suggested that / should interest one
OF my friends In the matter and have him come to
New ork and secure the money. told him that
Die people, and would not do anything that was
dishonest promised him, however, that would
keep his secret, and have done so. MacdOnnell is
dead now, and l am the only living person who
KNOWS where the money is. could go tomorrow
and put my hand on 1t. / am satisfied that his
story is true, because he told me frankly that he
had made a trade with the principal warder or the
prison, by which he was to be allowed TO escape
upon paying $500. 1t was impossible for him TO
get the money in any other way than by revealing
where his treasure was hidden and using some OF
the booty to bride the warder and assist him to
GRO va 20 na m n a
street In this city where the house was located in
which the money was hidden, and promised to
give me the number, but he was soon after sent
away 10 the PentOnville prison in the heart Of
London. thought IL my duty to notify his rela-
yves OF the money he left behind, for 1t cannot
now be used for the purpose to which he asked me
TO put it. wouldn't touch a penny of MacdOn-
nells money, but when it is recovered his relatives
may try TO do some good with it, and perhaps
some OF those who suffered by his acts may derive
some benefit from the money"
The great crime OF mcdonnell and his confeder-
ateS, which was committed fourteen years ago,
was one OF the most extensive systems OF forgery
ever concocted This fraud was OF unparalleled
audaclty, and the amount involved was over
100000. Macdonald was arrested in this city
after he mad led the detectives hard chase.
Beecher's Successor.
REV. DR.. MEREDITH ANNOUNCES THAT HE WILL AC-
CEPT THE CALL TO GO To THE PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
From the Boston Globe Monday
AT the close OF his sermon at the Union Con.
gregational church, yesterday morning,
Rev. DIR. Meredith said 81 have a
word to add which Is more personal. 1t
need be but word just now, because SO
much is understood between us. and because there
VIII be further opportunity TO say all that ought
to be said. You have known something OF the
sore perpeXity which has been upon me for weeks
past. / have never before found it so dill
cult to decide what was the right thing TO
be done. The question before my mind has
been so evenly balanced on its two sides that
have simply been brought to a Standstill. Hence
l have waited and kept you waiting, contrary to
my purpose and desire thus holding you in uncer-
talnty beyond the limits OF anything had a right
to impose ON You. Having now reached de-
clSlOn, 1 hasten to make 1t known to
you 1t seems clear to me that 1t is
Gods will that 1 should take up the work
10 which have been called in the city OF Brook
Iyn. or course may be mistaken, but that is my
conviction. My work in Boston Is such, however,
that IL cannot be suddenly terminated Ii you
Will let me, hope to be your pastor for some.
months Vet. This word is not intended as M
resignation but simply 10 make Known to you Tie
conclusion reached in my own mind.
Agnes FOssOm's Case.
From the New York Times March 29tll.
The Agnes Folsom case was once more before
Judge Patterson in Supreme Court chambers